6 episodes

Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich share tales of the world's most overhyped sights. Unlike normal tourists, we have to visit every corner of a destination, and trust us - it's not all roses. We peek behind the postcard views and dish the dirt on the places you shouldn't bother with (and tell you about a few you really should). We've been - so you don't have to.

Shit Trips Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 12 Ratings

Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich share tales of the world's most overhyped sights. Unlike normal tourists, we have to visit every corner of a destination, and trust us - it's not all roses. We peek behind the postcard views and dish the dirt on the places you shouldn't bother with (and tell you about a few you really should). We've been - so you don't have to.

    Episode 1: France, Croatia & Japan

    Episode 1: France, Croatia & Japan

    A podcast about the overhyped sights you should definitely avoid, by professional travel journalists - Travel journalists Alessia Horwich and Jill Starley-Grainger. In this episode, we're joined by Sunday Times Ski Editor Sean Newsom to talk about boredom in Kyoto, heartbreak in Croatia and terror on the slopes in Courchevel, France.
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    • 31 min
    Episode 2: Korea, Norway & California

    Episode 2: Korea, Norway & California

    Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich are joined by Laura Goulden to talk about an uninspiring glimpse of North Korea, a nauseating cruise in the Norwegian fjords, and why Hollywood's Walk of Fame should really be called the Walk of Lame.

    • 35 min
    Episode 3: England, Canada and Malaysia

    Episode 3: England, Canada and Malaysia

    Travel journalists Alessia Horwich and Jill Starley-Grainger are joined by writer Jeremy Head to talk about a rainforest walk that bugged us, a Canadian logging museum and a haunted British Home Counties hotel.

    • 30 min
    Episode 4: Amsterdam, Thailand & India

    Episode 4: Amsterdam, Thailand & India

    Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich are joined by writer Alex Robinson to talk about a deeply unsexy museum in Amsterdam, a Thai island which didn't live up to the hype, and a disappointing desert excursion in India.

    • 24 min
    Episode 5: Tahiti, Turkey & Germany

    Episode 5: Tahiti, Turkey & Germany

    Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich are joined by Sean Newsom to talk dodgy Turkish spas, miniature train museums and why you should never travel alone to Tahiti.

    • 32 min
    Episode 6: Budapest, Iceland & Guatemala

    Episode 6: Budapest, Iceland & Guatemala

    Travel journalists Jill Starley-Grainger and Alessia Horwich are joined by Susan d'Arcy to talk about Budapest's underwhelming castle, the Guatemalan beach that is literally full of shit, and why Iceland's most famous hot springs left us cold.

    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Mer Kathryn ,

Wish this podcast existed years ago!

Love the candor and expert advice. Thx Jill and Alessia for helping me narrow down my post-COVID travel destinations!

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